Basic communicating with parallel port

Can QBasic communicate with the parallel port directly? Easily?

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You can output directly to it (in QB45)

VB Code:

OPEN "LPT1:" FOR OUTPUT AS #1 ' Opens the Basic Device
 
 
OPEN "LPT1:" FOR OUTPUT AS #1 ' Opens the DOS Device

I haven't tried Input, or I/O access.
It does have something about communicating with a driver, also